The odd facts thread?
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seriously,
I got that from the snapple facts, gotta love those haha
check them out
http://www.popculturemadness.com/Tri...ple-Facts.html
I got that from the snapple facts, gotta love those haha
check them out
http://www.popculturemadness.com/Tri...ple-Facts.html
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Originally Posted by BlizZard
If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. LOL
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A "jiffy" is actually 1/100 of a second
Oysters can change genders back and forth
Licking a stamp burns 10 calories
Beavers were once the size of bears
Texas is the only state that permits residents to cast absentee ballots from space
The largest cheesecake ever-made weighed 57,508 lbs
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Originally Posted by kiss_kiss_kill
True story, I had a teacher in my high school die that way. IN CLASS, WHILE TEACHING.
That would be so awkward, he sneezes and just falls on the ground
What did you guys do?
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Originally Posted by BlizZard
Originally Posted by kiss_kiss_kill
True story, I had a teacher in my high school die that way. IN CLASS, WHILE TEACHING.
That would be so awkward, he sneezes and just falls on the ground
What did you guys do?
i have one to
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Originally Posted by kiss_kiss_kill
Haha, youre crazy, now that IS an odd fact if I've ever heard one.....too bad it's not a fact.
Thanks none-the-less,lol.
Thanks none-the-less,lol.
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Originally Posted by tc-guy
PIN NUMBER REVERSAL (GOOD TO KNOW)
If you should ever be forced by a robber to withdraw money from an ATM machine, you can notify the police by entering your Pin # in reverse. For example, if your pin number is 1234 then you would put in 4321. The ATM recognizes that your pin number is backwards from the ATM card you placed in the machine. The machine will still give you the money you requested, but unknown to the robber, the police will be immediately dispatched to help you. This information was recently broadcasted on FOX TV and it states that it is seldom used because people don't know it exists.
If you should ever be forced by a robber to withdraw money from an ATM machine, you can notify the police by entering your Pin # in reverse. For example, if your pin number is 1234 then you would put in 4321. The ATM recognizes that your pin number is backwards from the ATM card you placed in the machine. The machine will still give you the money you requested, but unknown to the robber, the police will be immediately dispatched to help you. This information was recently broadcasted on FOX TV and it states that it is seldom used because people don't know it exists.
http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/reversepin.html
Recognize the ALL CAPS part: PIN NUMBER REVERSAL (GOOD TO KNOW)?
...and...
http://www.snopes.com/business/bank/pinalert.asp